St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-19
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

A terrible cyclone struck Eatonton, ga,
few days ago. The academy was blown
from its foundation and wrecked. Many
residences were badly damaged. A black
smith named Marshal was killed by his
shop falling on him. Several others were
hurt, some seriously.
Congressman Johnston, of North Caro-
lima, is one of the plalnest, easy-golng
members of the House, and is among the
richest of Southern Representatives he,
! however, is not bit proud, and has
distinguishing mark in that he is cross
eyed.
During a fearful storm at Jackson,
! Tenn, "A few nights ago, lighting struck
the water works building, damaging it to
the extent of several hundred dollars.
| Mr. Smalley. the night engineer, was
| knocked senseless and remained IN an IN
! conscious condition for some time
n. O. Shelnott who was hanged twice
! in jackson County, Ga, several weeks
! ago, is now in Atlanta. He bears testi-
! mony to the fact that death by hanging IS
! perfectly painless.
! Two desperate criminals, named W i'll
| Jams and Garland, broke Jail at Hot
| Springs, Ark, a few nights ago and got
! away.
The real estate boom that struck TT.
/ Smith, Ark, some weeks ago IS growing
every day and has spread to the country
towns around. Every train bears new
buyers and property is scarcely put upon
the market before it's sold Over 500, 700
worth Of property is said to be changing
hands daily ana sometimes the same piece
of property is sold two or three times IN
day, Merchants and others quit their
business to speculate. A building boom
is striking the city and a general era Of
prosperity seems to be in store for Fit
| Smith.
At Floyd Courthouse, Va, few nights
ago, fourteen horses and other livery
property was burned up in fire.
Twenty lives were lost by the recent
burning Of the steamer W. II. Gardner on
the Tom5igbee river, near Gainesville,
Ala.
Trouble has broken out in the colored
college at Nashville, Tenn. Upwards OF
one hundred students have revolted
against the managers and the latter re-
fuse to honor a demand Of the faculty
that they ablicate.
Rev. D.. j. G. Armstrong, of Atlanta,
GA, who was suspended from the Epis-
cOpaI ministry Tor ten years, tor lndul-
gence III strong drink, has written a
formal remuneration Of his priestly func-
tons 1t is rumOred that he is preparing
for Catholic orders.
A mysterious suicide occurred near
Sherman, Tex, a few days since, the vic
tim being a young man twenty years of
age by the name of Charles Harris, who
took his own life by hanging himself with
rope IN a barn.
The oldest man in Georgia died at
Dahlonega, Ga, few days ago, at the age
of 106 His name was Ausey Dean
Whela, Spaniari, who for fifty years had
been a citizen of that place. He was born
in Cadlz, Spain, in ISL as attested by pa
pars in his possession.
The Volunteer Southrons, commanded
by Captain G. J. Searles, of Vicksburg,
probably the be3t-drilled com pany Of
militia in Mississippi, have accepted an
invitation to attend the Interstate drill at
Washington, and have invited Jefferson
Davis to accompany them as their special
guest.
A large number of entries, including
horses from California and Kansas, have
been received for the spring race meeting
at Dallas, Tex, which comes off at the
Texas Fair Grounds track, between April
and g. The track is being put in excel
lent condition
James NJ Collins, one of the biggest land.
owners and planters in Arkansas, died on
his plantation. four miles from Fort
Smith, a few days ago, of pneumonia. He
owned thousands of acres of the finest
bottom land in the country, was man of
considerable prominence and was much
esteemed throughout the South.
The Texas Guano Company, limited,
composed of English capitalists, are
about ready to open operations in the bat
cave in Uvalde County, Tex, on large
scale. They are erecting extensive build
ings for their laborers officers and store
house. and will spend considerable money
in developing one Of the latent resources
Of the county.
General j. J. Finley, of Ocala, Fla, has
been appointed by Governor Perry United
States Senator to succeed Hon. Charles
". Jones, whose term expired March 4.
General Finley is a lawyer. served with
distinction in the Confederate army, has
been member of the Supreme Court of
Florida, was three times candidate for
Congress, was elected once and was de-
feated twice by Colonel Bisbee, Repub-
lican.
Hon. John 81. Mcfarland, the oldest
citizen of Daviess County, KY, died few
days since. He settled in the county in
1905, when Indians and wild beasts held
almost supreme sway in Western Ken
lucky. He had been prominent in politics
for sixty year, was member OF the
Legislature in 1S4S and held many pos
tions of honor in political and private life.
Mrs Davis Hamblin, of Hawkins
County, Tenn, gave birth recently to
male child that is curiously deformed.
The head is joined to the shoulders with
out neck, and the arms are without
bones of any kind. Out OF ten children
born to Mrs Hamblin five of them have
been seriously deformed. The one before
the last was born with a perfectly square
head None of them are living but the
one last born.
The Clubhouse of NJ. Rasenstock, on
Lake Lee, Washington County, Miss, was
totally destroyed by fire few nights ago
There was no cotton lost, but about three
tho-.,-I coo1,c IF COTTON seed. without